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Business Combination- Other (Details) $ in Thousands, € in Millions, £ in Millions, kr in Millions, R in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 DKK (kr)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 GBP (£)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 ZAR (R)	Dec. 31, 2019 GBP (£)	Dec. 22, 2020 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions		$ 26,655					$ 3,160
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		5,052
South Africa [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions							$ 1,000	R 16.7
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						49.00%	49.00%	49.00%
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Other							$ 700
Tel Nordic ApS[Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions				kr 20.0	$ 2,900
Intangible assets					$ 2,400
Intangible Assets, Amortizable Life				17 years	17 years
Goodwill, Acquired During Period					$ 500
Business Combination Measurement Period						1 year	1 year	1 year
Post Closing Adjustment				kr 0.4	$ 100
Tin Plating Solutions [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions		25,000
Intangible assets		19,600
Goodwill, Acquired During Period		$ 5,000
Business Combination Measurement Period	1 year	1 year
Tin Plating Solutions [Member] \| Customer Lists [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 18,300
Intangible Assets, Amortizable Life	19 years	19 years
Tin Plating Solutions [Member] \| Product Technology [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 900
Intangible Assets, Amortizable Life	14 years	14 years
Tin Plating Solutions [Member] \| Licensed Trademark [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Intangible assets		$ 400
Intangible Assets, Amortizable Life	3 years	3 years
Grindaix GmbH [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions	€ 1.4	$ 1,700
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired		38.00%
Coral Chemical Company [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions			$ 54,100
Intangible assets										$ 29,800
Business Combination Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired And Liabilities Assumed, Net										$ 53,097
Business Combination Measurement Period			1 year
Post Closing Adjustment			$ 400
Norman Hay [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash Paid for Acquisitions \| £									£ 80.0
Post Closing Adjustment \| £						£ 2.5